Lesson Plan in English (4A’s Approach)

Grade 10
Week 5: 3rd Quarter

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, students are expected to:
 Realize the concept of Marxism through an activity that highlights wealth gap.
 Demonstrate an understanding of Marxist literary criticism and use it to
examine an excerpt from Les Misérables.
 Identify and discuss power struggles of characters in a piece of literature.
II. SUBJECT MATTER
Topic: Approaches to Literary Criticism (Marxist)
Instructional Materials: PowerPoint presentation and Print-outs
References: Learner’s Packet (LeaP)
Values Integration: Creativity, Cooperation, and Participation

Teaching Hints Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

I. PRELIMINARIES

A. Greetings “Pinagpalang Araw, Grade 10 (section)!” “Pinagpalang Araw

po, Ma’am Baril and
Ma’am Ariel!”

B. Prayer “Can somebody please lead the prayer?” *Student leads the
prayer.

C. Recalling “What was our last topic?”

*Students raise their
hand.
“Yes, Ms./Mr. (name of student)?”
“Ma’am, we
discussed about the
literary criticism,
feminist.”
“Thank you, (name of student). Can
someone explain what is feminist
approach?”
*Student answers.

II. LESSON PROPER

The teacher will present the PowerPoint

A. Activity presentation.
 PICTURE PROMT!!!
Think of words or phrases that describe
what’s happening in the photo.

*Students raise their

hand.
“Yes, Ms./Mr. (name of student)?”
*Student answers.

The Wealth Gap!

Divide the class into two groups,
assign one group the name “The
Capitalists” and the other “The Working
Class”. Their task is to build a house, a
plane and a car using only the things
provided to them.

The capitalists will receive:

 four colored papers
 three different colored pens
 one scissor
 glue
The working class will receive:
 a piece of paper
 a pencil

After five minutes the class will present

their outputs to class.

Facilitate a discussion about the activity,

focusing on the unequal distribution of
resources and how it relates to Marxism.

Questions to ask the “Working Class”:

1. How did it feel to have fewer
resources than the other group?
2. What do you think would happen if
 your group were to organize and
demand more resources from the
capitalists?

Questions to ask the “Capitalists”:

1. How did it feel to have fewer
resources than the other group?
2. Do you think it's fair that some
people have more resources than
others? Why or why not?

The teacher will present the PowerPoint

B. Analysis presentation.

Marxism is a theory by German

philosophers, Karl Marx and Friedrich
Engels on working class vs. ruling class.

Marxism holds that capitalism is

inherently unjust, as it leads to the
exploitation of workers by capitalists.

Two groups of people: "bourgeoisie" and

"proletariat."

• Marx thought that the bourgeoisie

made the proletariat work hard for
very little pay, while they kept
most of the money for themselves.
He believed that this was unfair,
and that the proletariat should own
and control the means of
production, such as factories and
land.

Marxist Literary Criticism

– approach to literary analysis
through Marxist lens. Focus on
social class, power, and ideology.

Typical questions to use for Marxist

Literary Criticism:

 What social class is the author

from?
 Which social class is represented in
 the work?
 What values does the work
support?
 What values does the work
challenge?
 Which social classes are the
characters from?
 How do characters from different
social classes interact?
On your notebooks, draw a Venn diagram showing the difference
C. Abstraction and similarities of Feminist Approach and Marxist Approach.
MARXIST

FEMINIST

Do You Hear the People Sing?

D. Application Directions: Read this excerpt from Les Misérables and use
Marxist literary criticism to examine the power struggles present
within. Let the guide questions lead you to better analyze the
excerpt.

Excerpt: Guide questions:

Do you hear the people sing? 1.
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people 2.
Who will not be slaves again
3.
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand 4.
with me?
Beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to
see?
What social class is the
speaker from?
What do you think are the
two conflicting classes?
What words/phrases
suggests power struggles?
What type of injustices
can you deduce from the
excerpt?

Then join in the fight

That will give you the right to
be free
Will you give all you can give
So that our banner may
advance
 Some will fall and some will
live
Will you stand up and take
your chance?
The blood of the martyrs
Will water the meadows of
France

III. EVALUATION

I. INSTRUCTIONS: Stereotype Spotting vs. Progressive Power. Identify

whether the scenario presented maintains gender stereotypes
(STEREOTYPICAL) or challenges gender stereotypes (PROGRESSIVE).

1. Moana is shown to be a skilled decision-maker, using her intuition and

intelligence to make important choices throughout the story.
(PROGRESSIVE)
2. Ariel's decision to give up her voice in exchange for the chance to be with
Eric. (STEREOTYPICAL)
3. Merida defies the expectations placed upon her as a princess, rejecting the idea
that she must conform to a rigid, patriarchal notion of femininity.
(PROGRESSIVE)
4. Queen Elinor represents the traditional, patriarchal idea of what a mother and
wife should be: nurturing, domestic, and refined. (STEREOTYPICAL)
5. Mulan proves that women are just as capable and strong as men.
(PROGRESSIVE)

II. INSTRUCTIONS: True or False. Write TRUE if the statement is true and
FALSE if the statement is FALSE. Write your answers in any available paper.

6. Marxist Criticism explores the context of the powerful and the powerless and
to whom a literary piece is beneficial. (TRUE)
7. Critique usually takes the form of an essay. (TRUE)
8. Feminist criticism aims to reveal social inequalities in a literary piece.
(FALSE)
9. Feminist criticism focuses on how men and women were portrayed. (TRUE)
10. In writing a critique, one must consider the context, the author’s intention,
readers’ reaction, literary devices, literary techniques, and the ending. (TRUE)

IV. ASSIGNMENT
Prepared by:
Ariel Ann A. Duller
Pre-service Teacher

Checked by:

Marjorie S. Baril
English Teacher